[I kiss the soil] as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment.

Quote by Pope John Paul II

Topics: Kissing Quotes

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...A community needs a soul if it is to become a true home for human...

Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English...

Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English...

Commending the victims to almighty God's mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in...

Commending the victims to almighty God's mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in...

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Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural...

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do...

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do...

The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the...

The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the...

Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.

Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.

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The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are...

The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the...

The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the...

There are people and nations, Mother, that I would like to say to you by...

There are people and nations, Mother, that I would like to say to you by...

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The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include...

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As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in...

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An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a...

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The unworthy successor of Peter who desires to benefit from the immeasurable wealth of Christ...

Men and women will retain their sex in heaven

Men and women will retain their sex in heaven

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Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war,...

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The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the...

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

It's amazing how clear your mind becomes when your celibate.

It's amazing how clear your mind becomes when your celibate.

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If we were the last two people alive on earth, we'd make celibacy the new...

Unhappy, let alone angry, religious people provide more persuasive arguments for atheism and secularism than...

Unhappy, let alone angry, religious people provide more persuasive arguments for atheism and secularism than...